Tropical Rainforests: Their Wonders and the Perils They Face

RAINFOREST SITE MAP About About A Place Out of Time Interview daily photoblog Copyright & Use Mongabay Web Stats Contribute A PLACE OUT OF TIME: TROPICAL RAINFORESTS - THEIR WONDERS AND THE PERILS THEY FACE Home Rainforests Home Preface Preface Section 1: Tropical Rainforests of the World Tropical Rainforests of the World Biogeographical Forest Realms Types of Rainforest Changing Times - Changing Forests Golden toad primary forest cover versus total forest cover for selected countries Wallace Line Section 2: Structure & Character Structure & Character Biogeographical Forest Realms Keystone Species Section 3: Rainforest Diversity Rainforest Diversity Climate and Stability Canopy, Structure, & Area Short Term Variation & Ice Ages Diversity of Image Mimicry & Camouflage Convergent or parallel evolution Increase in Diversity Toward the Tropics Evolution Countries with the High Biodiversity Ice Ages Mean Net Primary Production by Ecosystem Population Diversity Portraits of Diversity Section 4: The Canopy Overstory Study Epiphytes Structure Leaf-Eating Mammals Vines & Lianas Locomotion Bats Other Mammals Birds Amphibians, Reptiles, Invertebrates Canopy Tree Adaptations Mean species richness in of lianas across four tropical regions Easily observed differences between butterflies and moths Strangler Fig Section 5: The Forest Floor Forest Floor Introduction Soils & Nutrient Cylcing Seeds & Fruit Forest Succession Mammals (Herbivores) Mammals (Carnivores & Omnivores) Birds Reptiles & Amphibians Invertebrates Amazonian Reptiles - A Historical Account Epipedobates tricolor and ABT-594/epidatidine Fungi Gastric Brooding Frog Leaf Cutters in Perspective What if There Were No Insects Tiger Medicinals Available in the U.S Where are the Rocks in the Lower Amazon? Article on gorilla poaching Article on tracking forest elephants in Ghana Section 6: Rainforest Waters Rainforest Waters Types of Rivers Rivers, Streams, & Creeks Flooding, Low, and High Water Floating Meadows Life by the River Importance of Rainforest Rivers Threats to Rivers Varzea vs. Igapo Forest Damming the Amazon The Death of Lac Alaotra, Madagascar Section 7: Forest People Forest People African Forest People Asian Forest People American Forest People Forest People Overview Incas - Wade Davis Incan Achievements Dyaks Indigenous Health Lessons from the Maya Forest people plant knowledge A Brief Social History of Borneo Forest people today Tri-country Amerindian summit Indigenous people estimates Varzea vs Terra settlements Section 8: A World Imperiled -- Threats to Tropical Rainforests A World Imperiled Natural Forces Threats from Humankind Subsistence Activities Economic Restructuring Oil Extraction Logging Mining Fires War Commercial Agriculture Cattle Pasture Hydro, Pollution, Hunting Fuelwood, Roads, Climate Debt Population & Poverty Consumption, Conclusion Logging . . . Amphetamine Style Illegal poaching in Africa An Account of Illegal Logging in Thailand Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Deforestation Defined Deforestation Estimates Satisfying International Timber Demand Habitat fragmentation FAO 1997: Regional forest change: 1990-1997 Freeport mine in Indonesia Trans-Amazonian highway Tropical Hardwood Log Imports into Japan The Asian Forest Fires of 1997-1998 Impact of Interest Rates on Deforestation Total Tropical Timber Imports into Japan Case Study: Mahogany Population Growth Deforestation as a Protest Rains Impacted by Smoke? Commonly Harvested Tropical Timber Hardwoods Indonesia's Transmigration Program U'wa of Colombia Photo of mining operation near Mandraka, Madagascar Section 9: Consequences of Deforestation Consequences of Deforestation Local Climate Regulation Erosion Loss of Species, Disease Loss of Renewable Resources Climactic Role Atmospheric Role Extinction Agriculture The Origin of AIDS The Impact of AIDS in the Developing World Global Carbon Emissions Breakdown Hydroelectric projects Global Warming and Developing Nations Extreme Deforestation - Easter Island El Niño: A Preview of Global Warming? Habitat Fragmentation Historic Mass Extinctions Hurricane Mitch Global Warming in a Nutshell Linking Global Warming and the Ozone Hole Endangered Plants Presence Does Not Always Signify Survivability in Degraded Forest Questions Over Global Warming Coral Reefs: the Tropical Rainforests of the Sea Environmental Refugees Global Carbon Reservoirs Environmental Security A "tippy" climate - 1°F Warming per year at the Poles? The Extinction Vortex Species Highly Vulnerable to Extinction Biologist Alfred Wallace on Biodiversity Loss Freshwater Availability Where Are All These Disappearing Species? Estimates for extinction rate of today Anti-HIV compounds from the rainforest Section 10: Solutions Solutions Introduction Sustainable Dev - Agriculture Sustainable Forest Products Eco-tourism Large-scale Forest Products Foods & Genetic Diversity Medicinal Drugs Medicinal Drugs & Pesticides Logging Logging (con't) Logging (con't) Cattle Oil Increasing Productivity Conservation Priorities Types of Reserves Reserve Size & Valuation Funding Organization Developing nations Intergovernmental Institutions NGOs Communication, Education International Organizations Indigenous people Conclusion ANTI-HIV COMPOUNDS FROM THE RAINFOREST Bioengineering Backlash Green Bananas SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: COSTS AND BENEFITS Avoiding Biopiracy BP: Moving Ahead Tradable Greenhouse Gas Budgets Returning Carbon Dioxide to the Earth? Animal Alternatives to Cattle Chico Mendes CITES The Complexity of Ecosystem Interactions Sampling of Corporations that Support Rainforest Projects Ecological Corridor Project: Sponsored by the "new" World Bank The Costal Rainforest Coalition Domestic Timber Consumption MEDICINAL DRUGS DERIVED FROM RAINFOREST PLANTS Combatting Amazonian Forest Fires Are Forest Fragments Worth Saving? Gaia The Problem with GDP as a Measure of Economic Health The WWF Global 200 Grains: Savings from Genetic Resources HOT-SPOTS Possible Funding Strategies for the Future Intergovernmental Institutions involved in Rainforest Use and Conservation invasion of alien species The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) IUCN's eight categories of protected area, Mauritius kestrel Lower Taxes and Save the Environment Species - Area Math international conservation organizations There Are No Lemurs in America? Bolivia's Noel Kempff Mercado National Park Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) Carbon Offset Programs COMMON PLANTATION SPECIES Profit Through Reduced-Impact Logging multiple use reserve The Petroleum Revolution reduced-impact logging Reforestation of a Mining Concession The History of Rubber satellite imaging Brazil Moves to Slow Amazon Settlement Examples of Sustainable Forestry Sustainable management Shell Oil in Gabon Solar and Wind Power as an Economic Stimulus Small Steps to Reduce Energy Consumption Valuing a Sustainable Harvest in Ecuador Economic Values Indigenous Viewpoints Overharvesting: the Wotango Tree Nov 17 2002 - Big-leaf mahogany, also known as American mahogany, is listed on Appendix II of CITES References / Bibliograpy World Rainforests [Section 1] References Characteristics [Section 2] References Diversity [Section 3] References The Canopy [Section 4] References Forest Floor [Section 5] References Waters [Section 6] References Forest People [Section 7] References Forest People [Section 7] References Threats [Section 8] References Threats [Section 8] References Threats [Section 8] References Threats [Section 8] References Threats [Section 8] References Consequences [Section 9] References Consequences [Section 9] References Consequences [Section 9] References Consequences [Section 9] References Consequences [Section 9] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Solutions [Section 10] References Country Reports Country Reports Afrotropical Realm Threats Outlook Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Comoros Congo Congo (Zaire - Dem Republic) Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Australia & Pacific Australia Papua New Guinea Pacific Islands Asian Realm Threats Outlook Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Lao P.D.R. 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